Medical apparatus



June 2, 1925. 1,540,589

B. ALLEN MEDICAL PPARATUS Filled Aug. 17. 1922 yot an apparatus einbodyi Patented lone 2, i925.

' nosieon a Application filed ling'nst i?, Serial To all whom t may comer/n.'

Be it known that Boeiend ot the United States oi" Arne in VBaltimore and State ot li ar invented nenv and use/till improvement-s in Medical Apparatnsn oi which the 'following is a specification.

The object ot' the invention is to provide an apparatns 'tor vapor treatment of oei ain diseases when i lient and moisture are indicated as des agencies.: and with this Y' invention consists in a cons 1 on combination ot parte ot' which a preferred embodiment is shonu in the 'accoini'ianying drawings, wherein Figure l is a. side view partly in section o; the invention. L vier: ot th e Figure is a detail sk controlling valve and rela Figure 3 is a. horizontal on the line 3-3 ot li" Figure el a lier sectional View on the planeindicatedv the line lr- 4i ot Figure l. The apparatus consists ot a generator l preferably consisting ot a vessel ll having a removable cover l2, beneath the *former of Which may be arranged any suitable heating unit such as a lamp 13 While eX- tending from the latter is an ont-let dome 14 communicating under the control. ot' a three-Way valve l5 with a conveyor tube 16 having a terminal nozzle 17. The connection between the dome and the conveyor tube preferably consists ot a plug i3 to perniit ont' removal 'for cleansiu` purposes and the like and also communicating with the conveyor tubel there may be arranged a tnniigator or consumer 19 consistingI of a casing inWhich is arranged an .incense pan 20, and also provided With a heating` unitI such as the lamp which in the constrnction illustrated is shown secured in Vplace by means ot clamping springs The iurnigator has a direct. outlet 23 controlled by a valve 24 and when the latter is closed communication is established Withrthe conveyor tube lo which entends as above in dicated from the bottoni ot' the generator. VlfTithin the generator there is arranged a medicament 'tray 25 adapted to be snpplied With a suitable medicinal preparation ot a. volatile nature such as inaybe affected by heat or steam or both produced in the dlitl-E, BELRYLAND.

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generator, and to that end the pan ll ot the generator is adapted to be supplied'with water or other suitable liquid and 1s htted with steam chamber exposed to Vthe direct action ot the heating unit and having' an outlet tube 227 terminati'- g in a nozzle 2&3 which is arranged in said medicament tray to the end that stean'l generated in the clnunber 2o niay be applied directly to and liberated beneath the sui-tace or a medicament taining the contents of the tray. rllhe upper wall ot the steam chamber is preferably provided with. a limited nurnber ot outlet pertorations29.l

The nozzle l? is arranged in a hollow stool'3() upon which theV patient sits and which constitutes an applicatorj serving,` as a means for concentrating the medicament carrying vapor tro-1n the generator. to the nected lparts ot the patient,. thenpper wall 3i of the applicator preferably being ot the concaved contour indicated in the drawingand being;` provided with thecentral outlet Viin'torations 32 arranged directly above the nozzle 17 which 4is also previdedrwith outlet pe-riorations 33. Y

The top Wall ot the applicator is disposed beneath the top plate 34 in which is 'formed an opening 36 directly above the perforations- 32, the latter being surrounded by an annular Wall defining an annular Water compartment which may be lilled through a perforation 35.

Having` described the invention, what is claimed as new and useful is:-

l. An apparatus l'or applying vapor treatment comprising an applicator, a gencrater, and a'conveyor tube connecting the generator With the applicator, the applicator consisting oit a hollow'stool into which the conveyor tube extendse the latter having :fr nozzle provided with outlet pertorations, the stool having` an upper Wall provided with pertorations disposed alo-ove the per* vlorations ot' the nozzle and having a top Wall spaced aboved the npper'wall and provided with central opening' above the pertorations in the upper Wall. Y

e. en apparat-:s tor applying' treat-nient comprising' an applicator, a generetor, and a conv yor tube connecting the' `igenerator with the applicatorT7 the appliprovided With a terminal nozzle having Cil i on

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outlet perforations, Seid' stool having un said upper wall loeing bounded by an anupper Wall of conc-aved contour provide-d nular Wall defining an annular water Coin- Wiih vcentral outlet perforations arranged partm'ent which may be filled through a 10 above the perfoiations of said nozzle and perforation in the top Wall.

5 having e Jcop Wall spaced from said upper In testimony whereof he aixes his sigwall and provided with a central opening, nature.. v Said central opening,- and perfo-rations in BOSTON ALLEN. 

